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Dana White says UFC 166′s Roy Nelson has persecution complex

BAD MMA News — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 01:30:00 +0000

Roy Nelson is always a pain in the butt when it comes to negotiations, no matter what time you catch him, according to his frequent promotional antagonist, Dana White. The UFC president sarcastically said he had an “awesome” time negotiating a new deal with the UFC heavyweight after his previous contract ran out this past month. “It’s never easier or harder,” White said. “It’s just the same.” A continuing feature of Nelson negotiations, according to White, is an earful from the fighter about how the promotion is mistreating him. “Roy has this belief that we won’t give him a title shot,” White said. “We just won’t do it.” The executive’s counterargument to that is that Nelson has, in fact, been given opportunities to earn a title shot.

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UFC on FOX 8′s Michael Chiesa discusses the origin of his epic beard

BAD MMA News — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 18:00:00 +0000

SEATTLE – You could be forgiven if you’re under the belief that a scraggly coyote has taken up permanent residence on Michael Chiesa ‘s chin. Aside from his undefeated record and victorious run on “The Ultimate Fighter 15,” the UFC lightweight’s unkempt beard has become his signature feature. But there was a time when he wanted a trim. While filming “TUF 15,” a grueling 13-week season in which fights were shown live, he wanted to reduce the size of his crumb catcher. “The funny thing is that I always kept it a little long,” he said. “But when I was on ‘The Ultimate Fighter,’ I asked them (about it).

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Anderson Silva’s Emotional UFC 162 Post-Fight Video Blog with Usher and Roy Jones Jr.

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 01:40:22 +0000

function not found Over the course of his UFC tenure, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva ‘s persona rose to almost mythical proportions. Chris Weidman , at UFC 162 on Saturday night, however, disrupted the belief that Silva was unbeatable, knocking him out it the second round. Silva’s team captured the fallout from the night on video, revealing a very emotional side of Silva that we’ve never born witness to before, as the loss to Weidman was his first in the Octagon. Check out Anderson Silva’s UFC 162 post-fight video blog as he talks to Usher, Roy Jones Jr., and Brazilian soccer star Ronaldo after his loss to Chris Weidman. Be sure to Like MMAWeekly.com on Facebook and Follow @MMAWeeklycom on Twitter .

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